diff --git a/mercurial/sshrepo.py b/mercurial/sshrepo.py
--- a/mercurial/sshrepo.py
+++ b/mercurial/sshrepo.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 from node import *
 from remoterepo import *
 from i18n import _
-import hg, os, re, stat, util
+import repo, os, re, stat, util
 
 class sshrepository(remoterepository):
     def __init__(self, ui, path, create=0):
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class sshrepository(remoterepository):
 
         m = re.match(r'^ssh://(([^@]+)@)?([^:/]+)(:(\d+))?(/(.*))?$', path)
         if not m:
-            self.raise_(hg.RepoError(_("couldn't parse location %s") % path))
+            self.raise_(repo.RepoError(_("couldn't parse location %s") % path))
 
         self.user = m.group(2)
         self.host = m.group(3)
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class sshrepository(remoterepository):
             ui.note('running %s\n' % cmd)
             res = os.system(cmd)
             if res != 0:
-                self.raise_(hg.RepoError(_("could not create remote repo")))
+                self.raise_(repo.RepoError(_("could not create remote repo")))
 
         self.validate_repo(ui, sshcmd, args, remotecmd)
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class sshrepository(remoterepository):
             lines.append(l)
             max_noise -= 1
         else:
-            self.raise_(hg.RepoError(_("no suitable response from remote hg")))
+            self.raise_(repo.RepoError(_("no suitable response from remote hg")))
 
         self.capabilities = ()
         lines.reverse()
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class sshrepository(remoterepository):
         if int(success):
             return bin(data)
         else:
-            self.raise_(hg.RepoError(data))
+            self.raise_(repo.RepoError(data))
 
     def heads(self):
         d = self.call("heads")
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ class sshrepository(remoterepository):
     def unbundle(self, cg, heads, source):
         d = self.call("unbundle", heads=' '.join(map(hex, heads)))
         if d:
-            self.raise_(hg.RepoError(_("push refused: %s") % d))
+            self.raise_(repo.RepoError(_("push refused: %s") % d))
 
         while 1:
             d = cg.read(4096)
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ class sshrepository(remoterepository):
     def addchangegroup(self, cg, source, url):
         d = self.call("addchangegroup")
         if d:
-            self.raise_(hg.RepoError(_("push refused: %s") % d))
+            self.raise_(repo.RepoError(_("push refused: %s") % d))
         while 1:
             d = cg.read(4096)
             if not d: break